Littleworth railway station
Encyclopedia
Littleworth railway station is a former railway station in Deeping St Nicholas, Lincolnshire
on the Peterborough to Lincoln Line
. It opened in 1848 and was closed for passengers in 1961.
Some of the station buildings and goods shed are still standing and are used as commercial premises.
The line is still open and is used by passenger services between Peterborough, Spalding and Lincoln Central
Much of the goods traffic was agricultural produce, including potatoes, From the Dennis family farms. A Narrow gauge railway was used to bring potatoes in from the fields to a depot across the road from the goods shed. The Narrow gauge line crossed the road at Littleworth, and portions could still be seen in the 1960s. The same family owned the Nocton potato railway
, much of whose equipment was re-used for the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
. While the line at Littleworth was the same gauge, it appears to have been horsedrawn.
Former Services
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
on the Peterborough to Lincoln Line
Peterborough to Lincoln Line
The Peterborough to Lincoln Line is a railway line linking and , via and .-History:The section between Peterborough and Spalding closed to passengers on 5 October 1970 and re-opened on 7 June 1971. North of Spalding, Ruskington re-opened on 5 May 1975. Metheringham followed on 6 October...
. It opened in 1848 and was closed for passengers in 1961.
Some of the station buildings and goods shed are still standing and are used as commercial premises.
The line is still open and is used by passenger services between Peterborough, Spalding and Lincoln Central
History
The line was built in 1848. It was closed to passengers on 5 October 1970 and re-opened on 7 June 1971 for Peterborough-Spalding services. The intermediate stations, including Littleworth, were not re-opened.Much of the goods traffic was agricultural produce, including potatoes, From the Dennis family farms. A Narrow gauge railway was used to bring potatoes in from the fields to a depot across the road from the goods shed. The Narrow gauge line crossed the road at Littleworth, and portions could still be seen in the 1960s. The same family owned the Nocton potato railway
Lincolnshire potato railways
The Lincolnshire potato railways were a network of private narrow gauge farm railways which existed in the English county of Lincolnshire in the mid 20th century, for the purposes of transporting the annual potato crop between the fields and the nearest standard-gauge main line railhead.-Major...
, much of whose equipment was re-used for the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway
The Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway was a narrow gauge heritage railway built in 1958 using equipment from the Nocton Potato Estate railway.The railway was built by a group of railway enthusiasts who wished to preserve the stock and atmosphere of the Lincolnshire area potato railways...
. While the line at Littleworth was the same gauge, it appears to have been horsedrawn.